154 Arrival, Departure, &c, of Birds, by James Hardy. 



frequent the shores. Lapwings have descended to the turnip 

 fields. 



July 5. About 30 Curlews on the shore; mostly young birds, 

 and very tame. 



July 11. 2 Herons on the shore. 



July 15. The single Cormorant at its rock. Black -headed Gulls 

 have come to coast, hunting among the sea-weed; 16 or 17 

 Curlews and 5 or 6 Eedshanks on the shore. 6 Herons fishing. 



July 17. About 30 Curlews present; and 10 or 12 Eedshanks. 

 Young Wheatears visible. Several old Black-headed Gulls 

 and a few young present. 



July 19. A few Curlews still on the inland moors. 



July 20. 4 Cormorants at the coast. 



Aug. 8. About 100 Black-headed Gulls asleep on gravel at the 

 coast ; all adults with two exceptions. Young Sylvia trochilus 

 and White-throats come to the garden, catch the flies on the 

 walls, pick up caterpillars, and glean the remnants of the cur- 

 rant-berries. 



Aug. 15. 32 Curlews at the coast; 7 or 8 Herons; and about 10 

 Eedshanks, which represent the general numbers at present 

 frequenting it ; on Aug. 16, however, the number of the Cur- 

 lews advanced to 50, there having been a previous drought. 



Sept. 18. 8 Cormorants at the rock; the salmon-fishing off their 

 favourite roosting-place had hitherto deterred them from re- 

 sorting to it, as usual. Martins had left before this date. 



Sept. 28. 12 Cormorants at the " Scart rock." 



Sept. 29. Swallows left, the young having only been out for a 

 few days, had determined their stay. 



Oct. 2. 15 Mallards have returned to the sea, after great rains 

 inland. 



Oct. 20. Wild Geese seen. 



Oct. 22. Grey-backed Crows arrived, and remained a few days. 



Oct. 23. Snow-flakes arrived. 



Oct. 24. Wild Ducks again seen. Eaven frequenting a dead 

 hare. 



Oct. 27. Solan Geese still seen on the coast. A pair of Stone- 

 chats arrived in a turnip-field, and remained till next spring. 



Nov. 8. Fieldfares here. 



N >v. 12. Water-hen still frequenting inland ponds. 



